Charles Spurgeon Commentary Ephesians 2:4

"but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us," — Ephesians 2:4 (ASV)

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins,

God loved us even when we were dead in sins. His love does not depend upon what we are; it flows from his own heart. It is not love of something good in us; it is love of us because of everything good in him. Here you see the greatness of his grace, in that he loved us, even when we were dead in sins.